russia says the alleged chemical attack near damascus is aimed at disrupting peace efforts and that any military intervention triggered solely by confirmed claims would violate international law. meanwhile the u.s. and its allies gear up for a possible strike in syria despite the u.n. inspectors still working to establish whether a camel attack has taken place. the scandal around the americans or valence leaks games new momentum threatening to influence of cameras german election while french revelations claimed the embassy even tapped into that you whence headquarters. and from trying to despair we'll look at how libya has resurrected the same control methods used by the toppled regime as

a country is dragged back into chaos two years after the revolution. this is actually coming to life in russian capital i'm marina josh and welcome to the program now the russian russia says foreign intervention in syria would be a mistake that would further destabilize the country and the region at a news conference in light of the us and its allies considering military reaction foreign minister sergei lavrov said there is no proof that the us and regime used chemical weapons are thomas has been following the briefing. sergey lavrov was very direct in his press conference outlining key concerns about the rhetoric that the west is using in fact he says that they say that they are sure that chemical weapons have been used by the assad regime but they have not yet presented

convincing evidence to support that it was assad's regime that used the chemical weapons but they keep saying that they crossed this red line the famous red line they also say it is a mistake for the west to assume all roles when it comes to this situation whether it's investigator judge jury and even in some cases as the u.n. security council he said that mass hysteria surrounding the syrian crisis is aimed mainly at disrupting the peace process and that would include the new geneva two talks that were orchestrated by russia and the united states jointly and that this is just basically an attempt to derail that also using force in syria without any u.n. sanctions is a blatant violation of international law and that is something that just should not happen. so the use of force without the sanction of the u.n. security council is a severe violation of international moral and i'd like to highlight even if we

leave aside the legal moral and ethical aspects of the direct consequences of an external intervention without the permission of the international community will the situation in the country and lavrov went on to say is what we're witnessing now is a massive fear mongering campaign something that we have seen before using it as an example ten years ago in iraq something that did not end well drawing the united states into a drawn out quagmire there one thing whatever i've said it is that it's an illusion to think that regime change in syria would end of the civil war also that bombing infrastructure would simply lead to more bloodshed and actually that western strategy in the region is aimless this is what. had to say was in the pit many key players started to take sides and act based on the principle of winner takes all betting on those who they saw reese potential winners but then the winners turned into losers again this is an example of so-called ad hoc policies as opposed to

logical and integrity policies you cannot for example declare war on one regime because you personally don't like the dictator in power and be friends with a dictator in another country countries need to divert from their personal preferences and determine the main threats to the region which are terrorism and extremism and that's what we need to talk about and agree with you well and just like the russian foreign minister or the syrian you're also not so long ago broad of the problem fighting terrorism so what more can you tell us about that well certainly in an interview with the russian newspaper bashar al assad was very critical of the west in the united states in particular directly refuting the idea that his forces used chemical weapons against his people saying that it just doesn't make sense about the close proximity of close quarters fighting that they would basically be killing themselves if they used chemical weapons but about this idea of military intervention from the west he said that this is something that has been on the table the entire time they just don't have the support to go through

with it that's why they've been sitting on the fence and taking such a long time listen to what he had to say about that another obstacle to a military intervention is that everybody understands the syrian conflict has nothing to do with the nation's revolution and demands for reforms it's terrorism in this situation whiston leaders can't till the citizens we're going to syria to support terrorism so bashar assad continuing to stand up to the west a very defiant and sergey lavrov in russia saying that all parties involved need to exercise caution and go through legal channels to find a solution to the problem in syria now the u.s. and many of its allies seem impatient to wait for the u.n. findings with american warships already converging near the war torn state and the british are preparing to join them are just maria phenomenal looks at where their confidence comes from and blaming the syrian government for using chemical weapons and were it mildly. united nations experts are in syria to investigate whether

chemical weapons were used during the ongoing conflict finally but even before they start a senior u.s. administration official has said there is very little doubt that chemical weapons were used by the syrian regime against civilians these are the arguments we have told were given to president obama as proof that reported number of victims talkin the number explain how they see during world war two up to eighteen million people were killed what does that tell us about how they died the next argument to the american ministrations leaves them in little doubt assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons is the reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured symptoms of course speak for themselves but how does that answer exactly who was behind this u.s. intelligence cites witness accounts that is hardly a reliable argument for syria since the beginning of the conflict there almost two

and a half years ago h. side has accused the other often acquainted charter while covering events from different cities in syria those undercover manto or rebel control i often matt and talk to witnesses from both sides whose accounts contradicted one another the truth was never easy to find even on the ground well it would if chemical weapons were used in syria why doesn't automatically point to the syrian regime isn't that still to be investigated it all appears to be based on assumptions we still believe that they don't have the capability to use chemical weapons that has not changed again we're looking into the facts on the ground but there's no reason if there's nothing to hide for the regime not to let the investigative team do you know with the u.n. team is a greeting and they do seem assumptions that the opposition doesn't it. these people yes they are. meanwhile major world media are bombarding audiences with gro

task pictures of dead people including children allegedly killed by chemical agents allegedly used by the syrian regime and all that during the military escalation in the region the pentagon is moving its naval forces closer to syria three days tori's already in the mediterranean ready and for a variety of attacks all of them carrying up to three hundred cruise missiles more scope warns the west against repeating the tragic mistakes all these is remiss and of events of ten years ago in which he was in full information that the iraqis processed weapons of mass destruction the united states launched a reckless enterprise with consequences that everyone is well aware of russia's foreign minister spokesperson said well the small tube colin powell the u.s. secretary of state at that time presented to the un security council as proof led to disastrous consequences will history repeat itself.

moscow u.k. foreign secretary william hague has refused to hold back on the possibility of military intervention saying washington can for we count on britain support tara firth has more. well foreign secretary william hague said this morning that the west could take military action against the assad regime without the backing or support of the united nations security council now he was speaking to b.b.c. radio four s today programme and he said that the united nations security council has not been united on syria and has not shouldered its responsibilities on syria and on the question of whether it was possible to act without complete unity on the united nations security council he replies oh dulcie yes it is now no firm decision has been taken on what the response will be or indeed when it will be but the timetable if you like for the next couple of days is this prime minister david

cameron has cut short his holiday and he'll be returning to london succeed and then on wednesday he's going to be chairing the national security council meeting and it's going to be there that you'll have all the key decision makers and after that meeting on wednesday you can expect that we'll have perhaps a clearer idea of exactly what those plans will be moving forward now we're still not talking about direct intervention here so no boots on the ground in syria what is being discussed the is a more limited form of military action in the form of its thought pinpoint tomahawk missile strikes now by no means has the political dialogue been abandoned but that limited form of military action certainly something that is now on the table being very seriously discussed of course a huge concern is we're now meeting ever closer towards getting involved in a conflict from which there isn't a clear exit well earlier i talked to broadcaster neil clark who has long focused

on covering the middle east and he told me that whatever the u.n. inspectors find it won't alter america and britain stands. we're going to see these weapons inspection teams going to this site and whatever they do the syrian government will be blamed the u.s. would have made that quite clear william hague has made that quite clear they blame the syrian government for this whatever the evidence or lack of evidence and there is no evidence that the syrian government ordered this massacre with chemical weapons yet they're still going to blame it because they want war the u.s. will go there they may find chemical weapons traces or they may not and if they do that of course the u.s. is said quite clearly the syrian government is yet the party capable of using chemical weapons surveyed by the mind if they don't then the syrian government would be accused of moving them so the syrian government be damned if they do and damned if they don't whatever the un inspection teams find the decision has already been taken i think our full interview with investigative journalist neil clark is available for you any time at r.t. dot com while you're there also tell us what you think the preparations for a military response could mean well at this point let's take a look at

a picture most of you have voted in our online poll say it's washington trying to distract public attention away from its own problems and hold this view of the majority now just under a third of the respondents believe that the u.s. will go ahead with the attack despite president obama's cautious words the rest of this point seem to be believing it's being done to get leverage over at the u.n. investigation and another part thing that whether it's all just the pentagon's plan b. so do let us know what you think on this issue by logging on to our team dot com. our snowden's revelations that the u.s. have been spying on its european allies could have a bearing on the political race in germany where there is an election in just under a month chancellor angela merkel's main rival is promising to freeze trade talks with the united states until it comes clean on its espionage programs if he's elected more for marty's been all over in berlin. what the head of the leader of

the s.t.p. and the only real candidate who has a chance of challenging angle a merkel in the in the upcoming elections what he said is that should he become chancellor well he'll put the brakes on ongoing talks on a a free trade agreement between the u.s. and the e.u. now these are trade talks that have moved at a pretty pace at the best of times and they are potentially worth multiple billions of dollars worth of money to both sides but there are sticking points and it's what he said during an interview on german television was that how can we trust our american allies and colleagues when it comes to talking about the best trade deal for both sides when how do we know they don't have microphones under our desks and they are listening to everything that we are saying they are one of the only few issues in which the which the opposition can can attack angle of merkel on she

remains incredibly personally popular here in germany and is pretty much expected to be to be returned as chancellor but if it is to get in there and it's to have a good chance this is the option what he's what he's gone for because this is one position where anglo merkel has appeared to be slightly we can go on because she is the chancellor of the book stops with her and it seems that not only did she know that the united states was conducting espionage activities on on german civilians and on german businesses but it seems that at some points according to the leaked documents that edward snowden's put forward that the german security services may have actually helped them to do that it's seen in the past these documents coming out. the p.n.d. the german security services were very forthcoming with trying to help the n.s.a. in their spying activities so this is a major issue if not the major issue going into the election and being the politician he's seeing he sees an element of weakness there and they're rounding on

the current chancellor. now it seems even the united nations isn't immune to being snooped on by america's scalp plague national security agency newly published information made by edward snowden indicates the world body's new york h.q. was cards in its controversial spine ad with the un's internal video conferencing cold cracked by n.s.a. agents. from germany's pirate party joins me now to discuss the latest revelations thank you so much mr armor for joining us here on r t well espionage on the u.n. is a violation of international law so would there be any legal consequence of quinces for the united states yes of course there should be a lot of points one point could be a u.n. resolution about surveillance expression the fall of diplomats and a beza dose of other nations and another one could be about protecting

international visit blowitz so if people blow the whistle on an international scale the u.n. should care for those those people like edward snowden and protect them that's could be probably a mission measure this year so why do you think the u.s. spied on the u.n. i mean what might they stand to gain from tapping in to what was going on there. well you know i think i think the kind of spying that the end is a. is a general spying so in my eyes they are maybe not focused on tracking someone but they just want to get all of the information because they say this drive for information superiority which means that they just lie out to everybody who they can reach that's the impression that i get if i get all that material from edward snowden so of course there is the special connection service and i think that they

want to listen to all of the conversations in general which are in the u.n. building so that's the picture that comes to my mind. ok well as we know are you know the ripple effects of snowden's revelations he had germany as well and as we have been reporting earlier chancellor merkel's political rival claims he will suspend the trade talks with the united states if he is elected that as over the surveillance scandal so how much could this sway your fellow german voters. well i think that of course these men have a big influence on the elections that we have in germany i think that many many people nowadays realize that privacy is such an important issue and that what the n.s.a. das and probably what other secret services like the british secret service but maybe also the german authorities do is really not a good thing to do because it harms society because people that are under

surveillance and they know it in a way that cannot really make up their minds and discuss their ideas in freedom because they always have to fear the oppression maybe right now not in germany but nobody can guarantee that for the next one hundred yes ok and the n.s.a. is going to store the data in the utah data center all the conversations all of you internet. sessions everything that you do on the net and maybe start there for one hundred yes so we are all in a big dragnet surveillance and nobody can escape that's a picture that i get right now. all right hands down are from germany's fire party thank you so much for your views here on our team and i'll have more world news after a short break. well . it's technology innovation all the developments from around

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welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow maybe as old wounds which led to the fall of colonel gadhafi two years ago are still open the country is grid by militia violence as long as squabble over territory and bigger share of plummeting oil revenue on top of all that the government is trying to revive some of the tactics used by the former regime to keep the sounders abbé while this leader explains. anniversaries are often a time of celebration but two years on libya has pushed us a little to be applauding. i'm not sure it will be right to assume that there's a government in libya there's no army no police. are in control is violent chaos. minister violence stalks the land jihadist groups are growing strength waiting to cripple the oil industry and economic stagnation is everywhere

with all the bad negative things that they say about the papers that. control it by force the situation of these devout divided countries libya post gadhafi is far from the haiti days of that with illusionary euphoria human rights watch says a wave of assassinations has killed dozens of politicians activists judges and members of security agencies all we hear is very. very troublesome because we hear about clandestine detention centers. detention centers that are run by militias that are not accountable to anybody these armed militias reportedly have more power than the government turning the country into a new hub for islamic extremism over the past few weeks we knew all kind of camps have allegedly opened in the south libya is becoming the main base for al qaeda in the maghreb we also know that as

a direct result of the libyan intervention that the civilian government embalmer co mali was overthrown in the north of the country and certain islamicist took over creating a humanitarian disaster leaving tens of thousands of internally displaced persons not to mention tens of thousands of refugees fleeing into mauritania linked to burkina faso basically creating a morass and if that's not bad enough the much promised constitution has failed to materialize politicians are deadlocked over the role of sharia law and but a regional rivalries. libyan society consists of arabs berbers and taboo so the constitution should represent all segments and if any group is ignored then this means exclusion. the berbers who make up ten percent of the population are threatening to take up arms against the government there is

a real danger that libya may break up you've had a severe problem in libya with regard to the darker skinned nationals of the south of the country. except equal but those who are lighter skinned in the north and the deteriorating economic situation isn't helping commercial banks are closing their doors impetus to gains to current armed robberies in a desperate attempt to keep a grip on things the new government is reportedly using methods that were popular during the duffy's time libya's transitional government has quietly reactivated the surveillance technology it inherited from the depth of the scene it uses it to protect the mobile phones and online communication of gadhafi loyalists the two machines it seems on the back different possible except that oil production is down with libya unable to promise crude deliveries next month as strikes patronize its major terminals two years on many are asking was it worth destroying libya to get

the spoken state when it's not clear who won it different if he doesn't seem to be the libyan people want to see on t.v. television. now look at some other stories from around the world three thousand years have been killed and fifty or only one that in clashes with israeli border police in the west bank according to israeli officials security forces arrived at a refugee camp to arrest a terrorist suspect but where attacked with rocks and live ammunition palestinian a witness is deny that saying they did not shoot at the soldiers the incident where palestinian negotiators to pull the plug on today's peace talks with israel and washington although they are expected to resume later this week. and in the irrationally in support of detained hindu nationalist nearest and supporters turned violent when hundreds of for. pastors clashed with police security forces resorted to water cannon and tear gas to disperse the demonstration the protesters

were defying a government ban of pilgrim art at a disputed holy site that has been the cause of the deadly clashes with muslims. a huge wildfire in california as you saw many national park is continuing to spread ten days after a broke out forcing people in small mountain communities to evacuated their homes the flames fanned by high winds and dry conditions are also edging closer to a reservoir that san francisco depends on for its water supplies around three thousand firefighters and a dozen helicopters are battling the blaze. while the situation in russia's floods hit far east remains bleak with yet another rise in water levels expected in early september because of more heavy rains thousands of people have had to be evacuated to safety as crews battle the elements but not everyone's of battling their homes as artie's paul scott reports slavia is a village under threat on the banks of both the amo on the red river residents wait

nervously record breaking water levels in the region a still rising forcing more and more people from their homes ruining property and livelihoods this lady is a full time carer for her disabled father she says leaving is simply not an option you know. i don't live here i live in the neighboring homes my garden is underwater i'm here because i take care of my dad life was tough for residents in rural eastern russia even before the floods here father and daughter grow their own potatoes and vegetables but now the land they used to rely on is totally underwater various. garden and chicken coop flooded the water is coming nearer and nearer to the house they are the only residents to remain ati's film crew later came across this man he's also decided to stay with a submerged property like many scared to leave through fear of looting because the

. every three hours a report to the emergencies minister the situation is under control we are on guard and we are ready to deal with all variants to the situation as it changes up to ten thousand people can be housed in temporary accommodation centers that have sprung up across the region shelter and supplies are provided along with psychiatric support to help people deal with the fallout from the devastation. people agreed to to those who have evacuated them from their homes who have provided everything they need to sleep residents worry about the future about being and how they will spend the winter well how about off for mains are relatively untouched by the flood was a site that seemed parts to the fifteen kilometers worth of dimes that have been built around the city in order to keep the water at bay or thirties ordering it to reach a height of nine meters at the moment in order to contend with the rising flood waters but that is of little comfort to the people in the remote rural regions

you're seeing their lives swept away. how about us. and next on our team our discovering russia's here is explores a village frozen in time that's coming right up. sometimes it seems like in the face of giant corporations people are just sort of helpless i could be pretty pessimistic myself about what a few individuals with no real money or power can really do against the system but you never gulp and fact if you remember toward the sky. ammonia doused pink slime being used across america and frozen fast foods well shift jamie oliver has actually managed to shame mcdonald's enough on t.v. to get them to back down and stop using this ultra processed form of quote meat at their establishments also we recently discussed gamer rage at the rather racist

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